Weekly use of laxatives, diet pill, or diuretics was reported by 2% of wrestlers. Vomiting to lose weight was done at least weekly by 2% of wrestlers. Wrestlers who engaged in at least one rapid weight loss method per week lost more weight, began wrestling at an earlier age, and reported...
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Their training regimes are fuelled by a diet not unlike that of any other athlete – piles of rice for carbohydrates, plus fish and meat cooked in oil. Except, in their case, the more weight they can gain, the better. “Usually the fighters start out lean and athletic, then later...
Two mature elite Sambo wrestlers were studied during a 22-day pre-European Championship period, during which they were to lose weight and maintain their top physical performance characteristics. During this time the athletes underwent intensive training coupled with a hypocaloric diet. Both lost ...